Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for May 2019
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for May 2019, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysFolkestone wave buoy recorded 744 observations across 32 observed days in May 2019. Average wave height was 1.3 ft, ranging from 0.4 to 4.2 ft, while wave periods averaged 4.8 seconds and ranged from 2 to 14 seconds; water temperature averaged 12.5°C, between 10.9 and 15.4°C. No wind observations were available, and the five-month historical comparison averaged 1.4 ft waves, 5 seconds, and 12.5°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 734 of 744 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Mays
Historical baseline from 3,522 observations across 5 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.3ft
- 0.1ft below average
- Historical average 1.4ft
- Wave Period
- 4.8s
- 0.2s below average
- Historical average 5s
- Water Temperature
- 12.5°C
- In line with the historical average
- Historical average 12.5°C
Chart showing grouped wave observations for Folkestone. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Wed, May 1, 2019
About Folkestone wave buoy
Folkestone is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station in about 13 metres of water off the Kent coast. Deployed in July 2003, it measures waves approaching the eastern English Channel close to Folkestone and the Dover Strait. Observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power; a separate shore station supplies weather data.